Master Yi vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Master Yi
based on 2,077 Master Yi vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Zilean
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
Advice to Win Against Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Master Yi vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here feature some significant Master Yi versus Zilean matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in killsdeaths.
Master Yi normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Zilean
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Zilean?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when trying to fight Zilean, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes a poor counter for Zilean.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate compared to Zilean, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Master Yi into Zilean.
Furthermore, Master Yi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a terribly counter for Zilean. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically gets less CS relative to Zilean. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Zilean build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Zilean than with many other typical builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Zilean with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Zilean as Master Yi, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Zilean counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.
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